17 May 2021 Bolted the power steering fluid reservoir in place and connected up the remaining pipes, some of them needed trimming. Fitted the radiator pipes, just need to find a pipe for the rear of the engine where the heater used to be connected, and I can add coolant. Topped up the differential and gearbox with new oil. 18 May 2021 Ordered a pre-bent pipe and some silicon hose for the last of the coolant pipes. I started looking at the wiring and realised I had not ordered all the connectors I need for the fusebox so that was frustrating – placed the order for the missing bits. Pulled some more wiring runs out of the loom (brake and fog lights) which seemed to take a long time. 19 May 2021 Made up the earth straps and bolted them in place. I used 25mm cable and crimp rings. I used an anvil style crimper which worked really well in my vice. I put straps for the fuel tank to chassis, power plant frame to the chassis and engine to chassis. Tested that the earth connections are all good with a multimeter. Loosely laid in the looms I will need to get the engine started, cooling fan, alternator, starter main and solenoid feed, fuel pump. Buzzed out the wire for the fuel pump and fuel gauge sender as they share the same connector and labelled them. 20 May 2021 Terminated the wires for the alternator, ECU power, Cooling fan power, I'm really pleased with my label printer which prints heat shrink tubing. Still waiting for a suitable ring terminal to arrive for the main battery feed in to the fusebox. Annoyingly if I had looked closer at the original fusebox the wire is actually terminated with a ring but I didn't see that before I cut it out. Had a look at how to add earth points and have ordered some bolt on earth bars. I'll have one on the front chassis, one on the rear chassis and one under the dash I think. 21 May 2021 Tried fitting the cooling pipe, I think it will need a bit more fettling before I'm happy. I couldn't get one exactly the same diameter as the engine pipes so it needs to be bulked out a bit with some self-amalgamating tape. A bit more messing about with wires and figuring out how to arrange the fuse box. I;ve bought a modular fusebox so I have modules for relays, flasher units, large fuses and smaller fuses. My power distribution diagram tells me what needs to connect to what but I need to translate that into physical connections. Not been able to spend as much time in the garage this week as I've been on dog sitting duties, Honey had major surgery and is at home recovering.
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